The WaterWise efficient gardening guides contain simple tips for incorporating water-saving principles into your gardening. You can use them to develop and manage a water-efficient garden.

• Planning a water efficient garden (PDF, 283 kB)*
• Watering your garden (PDF, 168 kB)*
• Mulch and your garden (PDF, 191 kB)*
• Maintaining your lawn (PDF, 211 kB)*
• Understand your soil type (PDF, 215 kB)*
• Water saving tips for the garden (PDF, 197 kB)*
• WaterWise in your garden (PDF, 104 kB)*
• WaterWise plants (PDF, 66 kB)*

Find out how you can save up to $50 with the Home and garden WaterWise rebate schemes.

Gardening with greywater

Greywater provides an alternative water source to keep your garden and lawn green, especially in times of drought and water restrictions. The updated WaterWise Gardening with Greywater booklet provides a wealth of advice and helpful tips on using greywater safely in the garden.

WaterWise gardening with greywater (PDF, 929 kB)*

Alternatively you can download each topic from the WaterWise gardening with greywater booklet separately.

• Domestic greywater use in Queensland (PDF, 239 kB)*
• Plants and turf suited to greywater (PDF, 488 kB)*
• Improving greywater and soil quality (PDF, 344 kB)*

Find out how you can save up to $500 on greywater systems with the Home and garden WaterWise rebate schemes.

Further information

Call the Queensland Government Hotline on 1800 243 585 or email Home WaterWise rebate scheme for more information on the rebate schemes.

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